March 2, 2015
Although Interjet is already in possession of firm orders for 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100s from Superjet International, the airline has now confirmed options for an additional 10 aircraft valued at $350 million.

Of the original 30 orders, 12 SSJ100s are currently in service with Interjet, operating on routes between Mexico City and various Mexican and US destinations. The thirteenth SSJ100 has been already delivered and will join the Interjet fleet soon.

“We are delighted to add 10 aircraft to our SSJ100 fleet. The Superjet 100 is a really good product, we are very satisfied with its superior performance and the reduced operating costs. The SSJ100 was the right choice for Interjet’s fleet development. It is perfectly suitable for domestic mid-density routes as well as several short-haul international ones,” stated Interjet CEO, Jose Luis Garza.

Along with the order, and according to a SuperCare Agreement applied to the entire Interjet SSJ100 fleet, SuperJet International will provide the airline with a full assistance on training services and after-sales support.

Russian specialists are considering the possibility of launching mass production of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft in India

Russian specialists visited a number of Indian enterprises in order to assess the possibility of starting mass production of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ 100) aircraft in India.

Sukhoi SuperJet 100 is the Russian short-haul airliner seating 98 passengers and having a range of 4400 km. The aircraft performed its maiden flight in May 2008; the first SSJ 100 was put into service in 2011.

So far SSJ 100 has been certified by AR IAC, EASA, Mexican, Lao and Indonesian aviation authorities. Aeroflot is the largest SSJ 100 operator in Russia.

A new airline operating Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft may be established in Crimea

A new carrier may be established in Crimea. It is planned that the carrier will operate six Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft; Simferopol will be its base airport. The amount of investments in this project is assessed at 1,5 billion rubles, and the preparation will take about three months. At first the carrier will be performing flights on 14 routes, then its route network may be expanded to 36 destinations (90% - flights to different regions of Russia, 10% — flights to Moscow). The airline is going to reach passenger traffic of 500 thousand passengers by 2016.

Aeroflot is going to take delivery of 50 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft by 2016

Aeroflot is going to take delivery of 50 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft by 2016, Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev said at a meeting with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, press-service of the Kremlin reports.

«We have the youngest fleet in the world among carriers operating more than 100 aircraft. Our primary objective is to add Russian-produced aircraft to our fleet; today we already have 18 state-of-the-art Sukhoi SuperJet 100 jets and it is more than 10%. We hope that, in accordance with decisions made at your meeting, we will take delivery of 50 aircraft of the type by 2016; we also expect to take delivery of 50 MS-21 jets (mass production of MS-21 airliners will be started in 2017),» Vitaly Savelyev said.

French enterprises will participate in a project for upgrading the Russian passenger aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet 100, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Emeric d'Arcimoles, President of Le Bourget airshow.

Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ 100) is the Russian short-haul passenger aircraft. The liner performed its maiden flight in May 2008; it was put into operation in 2011. Aeroflot is the largest operator of SSJ 100 aircraft.

So far SSJ 100 has been certified of AR IAC, EASA, Mexican, Lao and Indonesian aviation authorities. The liner is able to carry up to 98 passengers; its range is 4,400 km.

On April 22th, 2015 the 14th Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) arrived in Mexico to join the Interjet fleet.

The SSJ100 was rolled out from the SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took off from “Marco Polo” Airport. During its ferry flight, the aircraft stopped in Keflyavik (Iceland) and Bangor (Maine, USA).

SuperJet International plans to deliver additional seven SSJ100 aircraft by the end of 2015. Four of them are currently under completion at the hangar in Venice.

Today the Interjet fleet includes thirteen SSJ100 aircraft, which are confirming an outstanding dispatch reliability with an average over the 99%. The aircraft are operated in the domestic Mexican market and on new routes to Houston and San Antonio (Texas).

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is in talks to sell a pair of SSJ 100-95s to EgyptAir, Russia's Ria Novosti has reported. The announcement comes roughly a month after the Russian aircraft manufacturer lead a United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) sales delegation to Egypt.

Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Hossam Kamal said Egyptair was in the market for Regional Jets with ranges of 4,500 kilometers required to ply flights within the Middle East.

At present, the Egyptian national carrier operates twelve EMB-170s through its EgyptAir Express subsidiary.